The story of the Thames & Severn Canal is one of exceptional interest. Talked of as early as the first decade of the seventeenth century, it was the first trunk waterway ever to be proposed in this country.
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The story of the Thames & Severn Canal is one of exceptional interest. Talked of as early as the first decade of the seventeenth century, it was the first trunk waterway ever to be proposed in this country.
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Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0715344757. Fine cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. Very good dust jacket a trifle rubbed to extremities and has been price clipped. Colour frontis, 33 black & white plates, 15 text illustrations and maps.; Canals of the British Isles; Black & white plates, drawings and maps; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 237 pages.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0862990564.
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Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7Ã'¾"-9Ã'¾" tall; The canal was completed in 1789 at a cost of GBP250, 000. With the Stroudwater Navigation, which had been completed in 1779, it completed a link between the River Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the west and the River Thames in the east. Both the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames and Severn Canal are broad canals. This means that boats with a 14 foot beam could use them. The Thames and Severn Canal was just under 28A miles long and had 44 locks. The branch to Cirencester added a further 1A miles. The canal s summit is 363 feet above sea level and includes the 2.1 mile long Sapperton tunnel. At the time of its completion, this tunnel was the longest in England. The canal always had problems with its water supply due to springs breaking through the clay lining of the canal bed. In summer when the springs receded, water was lost through these holes at a rate greater than the available supply. In one of the attempts to rectify this problem, the size of the locks was reduced which resulted in their unusual double headed appearance. In a further attempt to prevent water loss, King s Reach, the section immediately east of Sapperton tunnel, the canal was lined with concrete rather than puddle clay. In 1819 another canal company, the North Wilts Canal, completed a link between the Wilts and Berks Canal at Swindon and the Thames and Severn Canal at Latton. As the 19th century progressed, railway competition took much traffic from the canals. The Thames and Severn Canal was in economic difficulties by the 1890 s. Much of the canal, including Sapperton Tunnel, was abandoned in 1927. A western section survived in use until 1933, and the Stroudwater Navigation was not abandoned until 1941. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very good. 2nd revised edition 1983. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
